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Jul 2024
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Episode 355 - The Khamar-Daban Incident:...

Wondery | RedHanded
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Bleeding from the eyes, foaming at the mouth, and bashing themselves to death against the rocks. That was the fate of six skilled hikers in the Russian mountain range Khamar-Daban – at least according to the single survivor Valentina Utochenko. Yet if the Russian authorities are to be believed, it was just a simple case of hypothermia.With speculation over w ... Show More
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